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We are continually working hard to reduce crime and antisocial behaviour across the borough, and generally make life hard for criminals.

Making neighbourhoods safer is a priority for us, and the role of the neighbourhood policing teams (NPTs) is key to achieving this.

One of my main aims is to make sure that you know who your local NPT is and how you can contact them, and you can access this information by clicking the areas listed in the top-left corner of this page.

By telling us your concerns, whether it be crime or antisocial behaviour, we can work together to tackle problems affecting your area.


Chief Superintendent Shaun Donnellan
Wigan Division

Greater Manchester Police is dedicated to improving the confidence of Greater Manchester residents in the police. As a result, Neighbourhood Surveys have been conducted with local residents since April 2008. We have now moved to a face to face survey which was introduced in October 2009 and involves a rolling programme of interviews carried out between PCSOs and local residents. The survey focuses on:

• Confidence in policing
• Confidence in partnership working
• Perceptions of anti social behaviour
• Neighbourhood policing
• Local priorities

The survey is based on a random survey of people in the local area. The use of a random sample aims to ensure the results are statistically representative of the local population. The results are used to improve the service provided by the police and our partners and are updated quarterly. Care should be taken in making comparisons in local indicators that have used different survey techniques.

Greater Manchester Police has established local targets for the areas of public confidence, perception of anti social behaviour and partnership working. Performance against these targets is measured at a force level through the British Crime Survey but local progress is monitored through our Neighbourhood Surveys.

This is how residents responded during January 2011 – December 2011.

Greater Manchester residents were asked about their perception of anti social behaviour in their local area:

5.5% of residents perceive a high level of anti-social behaviour. There has been a significant improvement of 2.6% points compared to the same period last year.

10.7% of residents perceive drug use/dealing to be a very or fairly big problem. There has been a significant improvement of 7.4% points compared to the same period last year.

Greater Manchester residents were asked about public confidence:

82.8% of residents believe that the police are doing an excellent or good job. There has been a significant improvement of 6.1% points compared to the same period last year.

88.1% of residents agree that, taking everything into account, they have confidence in the police. There has been a significant improvement of 3.6% points compared to the same period last year.

38.9% of residents agree that they have the ability to influence local priorities. There has been an improvement of 1.3% points compared to the same period last year. This change is not statistically significant.

81.3% of residents agree that the police are dealing with the issues that matter. There has been a significant improvement of 4.9% points compared to the same period last year.

Residents were also asked about their views on partnership working between the police and local council:

62.4% of residents agree that the police and local council are dealing with ASB and crime. There has been a deterioration of 1.3% points compared to the same period last year. This change is not statistically significant.

Click here to contact your local Community Relations Officer with regards to any hate crime you may have been subjected to. If you feel you cannot contact us at GMP, below is a list of alternative hate crime reporting centres in your area.

Click here to view more information on hate crime.

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Atherton Area Housing Office
Ena Mill, Flapper Fold Lane
Atherton
M46 0HB
01942 705040

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Housing Options Advice Centre
Templeton Road, Platt Bridge
Wigan
WN2 5PD
01942 487728

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Leigh Area Housing Office
The Court House, Chapel Street
Leigh
WN7 2PQ
01942 705040

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Leigh Property Shop
4-6 Market Street
Leigh
WN7 1DS
01942 404091

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Pemberton Area Housing Office
101-107 Ridyard Street, Worsley Hall
Wigan
WN5 9RQ
01942 705040

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Platt Bridge Area Housing Office
617 Liverpool Road, Platt Bridge
Wigan
WN2 5NQ
01942 705040

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Support for Wigan Arrivals Project (SWAP)
28 Upper Dicconson Street
Wigan
WN1 2AG
01942 235022

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Wigan Area Housing Office
School Lane, Scholes
Wigan
WN1 3QX
01942 705040

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Wigan Property Shop
3 Library Street
Wigan
WN1 1NN
01942 404128

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